Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carrier

The HMS Queen Elizabeth (CVF-01/R10) with its 2008 airwing.

The Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carrier is a class of three aircraft carriers in service in the Royal Navy. They were built to replace the fleet carrier Ark Royal and three Invincible-class through deck cruisers.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

Type: Supercarrier
Service Period: 2007-Present
Characteristics
- Length: 980 feet (298.7 meters)
- Beam (Overall): 240 feet (73.15 meters)
- Beam (Waterline): 128 feet (39.01 meters)
- Height: 184 feet (56.08 meters)
- Draught: 36 feet (10.97 meters)
- Displacement: 74,000 tons (Standard)
Crew: 2,600
Propulsion:
- 4 x Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 41MW gas turbines, 204,000 shp (152 MW)
- 6 x Wärtsilä 38 diesel generators,
- 8 x Converteam 20 MW Advanced Induction Motors
- 4 x shafts
Range: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers)
Speed: 30+ knots (55.56+ km/h)
Sensor Suite
- Thales S1850M Long Range Radar
- BAe Systems Artisan 3D Maritime Medium Range Radar
- Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System
- Ultra Electronic Glide Path Camera
Countermeasures:
- UAT Mod2.1 Electronic Surveillance System
- S2170 Surface Ship Torpedo Defence System
- Naval Decoy IDS300
Armament
- 4 x 30mm DS30M Mk.2 autocannons
- 3 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft Carried: 65 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters
Aircraft Supported: F/A-18C/D Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon RN.3/5, F-3 Hurricane, F-35C Lightning II, E-2 Hawkeye, EA-18G Growler, S-3 Viking, C-2 Greyhound, AW101 Merlin, AW159 Wildcat, MV-22B Osprey
Aviation Facilities: 569x110x33 foot (173.43x33.53x10.06 meter) hangar, 3 x EMALS, 2 x aircraft lifts